新視野大學英語視聽說教程第二冊答案

1、新視野大學英語視聽說教程第二冊 聽力練習錄音文本和答案UNIT1II. Listening Skills1. M: Why don ?t we go to the concert today?W: I ?ll go get the keys.Q: What does the woman imply?2. W: I can ?t find my purse anywhere. The opera tickets are in it.M: Have you checked in the car?Q: What does the man imply?3. M: Are you going to bu

2、y that pirated CD?W: Do I look like a thief?Q: What does the woman imply?4. M: Do you think the singer is pretty?W: Let?s just say that Iwouldn?t /t vote for her in the localbeauty contest.Q: What does the woman imply about the singer?5. M: Have you seen Tom? I can?t find him anywhere.W: The light i

3、n his dorm was on just a few minutes ago.Q: What does the woman mean?1. B 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.AIII. Listening InTask 1: Encore!As soon as the singer completed the song, the audience cried, “Encore! Encore! ”The singer was delighted and sang the song again. She couldn ?t believe it when the audience shoute

4、d for her to sing it again. The cycle of shouts and songs was repeated ten more times. The singer was overjoyed with the response from the audience. She talked them and asked them why they were so much audience in hearing the same song again and again. One of the people in the audience replied, “Wew

5、anted you to improve it; now it is much better.”1. F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.FTask 2: The CarpentersW: They play “Yesterday Once More ”all the time on the campus radio. Do you like it?M: I do. I never get tired of it. I like the Carpenters. Their voices are so beautiful and clear. I guess that?s why they ?re

6、so popular.W: I like the way their voices blend. There were just two of them, brother and sister, right?M: Yes, Richard and Karen I think they were. She died I think.W: Yes, anorexia. It is hard to believe that someone so beautiful would starve herself to death.M: It ?s a problem everywhere in the w

7、orld, including China, I ?m afraid. Womenworry too much about their appearances, and are so crazy about losing weight.W: Well, let ?s go for lunch before we go to the concert.1. beautiful and clear 2. ble nd well 3. sister 4. worry toomuch 5. moreimporta ntTask 3: MozartMozart was a fasc in at ing m

8、usicia n and composer whose fame continues to grow more than two cen turies after his death. He was bornin Salzburg, Austria, in 1756. Before theage of four, he had show n great musical tale nt. His father the n decided to let him start tak ing harpsichord less ons. The boy?s reputati on as a musica

9、l tale nt grew fast. At five, he was compos ing music. Form that time on, Mozart was perform ing n con certs and writi ng music. By his early tee ns, he had mastered the pia no, violi n and harpsichord, and was writi ng symph onies and operas. His first major opera was performed in Mila n in 1770, w

10、he n he was only fourtee n. At fiftee n, Mozart became the con ductor for an orchestra inSalzburg. In 1781, he left for Vienna, where he was in great demandas both a performer and a composition teacher. His first opera was a success. But life was not easy because he was a poor bus in essma n, and hi

11、s finances were always in a bad state. His music from the next decade was not very popular, and he eventually fell back on his teaching jobs for a living.In 1788 he stopped performing in public,preferring onlyto compose. He died in 1791 at the age of thirty-five. Although he lived only a short life,

12、 he composed over 600 works.1. Which of the following is true of Mozart? D2. How long has Mozart ?s fame lasted? A3. Which of the followi ng is true of the four-year-old Mozart? B4. What could Mozart do at the age of six? C5. Which of the followingis not mentioned as one of Mozart ?s accomplishments

13、 whilehe was in his early tee ns?CIV. Speaking OutModel 1 Do you like jazz?Laura : Hey!Bob: Hello!Laura : Do you like jazz, Bob?Bob:No, not much . Do you like it?Laura : Well, yes, I do.I crazy about Wynton Marsalis.Bob: Oh, he ?s a piano player, isn?t he?Laura : No , he?s a trumpet player. So,what

14、kind of music do you like ?Bob: I like liste ning to rock.Laura : What group do you like best ?Bob: Er,The Cranberries.They?re the greatest. What about you? Don?t you like them?Laura : Ugh! They make my stomach turn!SAMPLE DIALOGA: Do you like classical music?B: No, I do n?t like it at all.A: What t

15、ype of music do you like?B: I ?m a real fan of pop songs.A: Who ?s your favorite sin ger or group?B: Jay Chou. What do you think about him?A: I can hardly bear pop son gs. They are all no ise to me.Model 2 Do you like pu nk rock?Max: What kind of music do you like?Frannie : Well, I like different ki

16、ndsMaxAny in particular ?Frannie : Er, I especially like punk rock.Max Punk rock? You don ?t seem like the punk rock type.Frannie : You should have seen me in high school. I had my hair dyed blue.Max Wow, that must have bee n a sight!Frannie : It sure was. What about you ? What?s your favorite music

17、 ?Max I guess I like jazz best. Hey, I?m going shopp ing for CDs tomorrow. Wouldyou like to come along?Frannie : Sure, that sounds great .SAMPLE DIALOGA: What sports appeal to you?B: I like almost every kind of sport.A: Is there anything you like especially?B: Well, I like X-sports in particular.A:

18、x-Sports? You don ? look like the extreme sports type.B: I have even tried bun gee jump ing and surfi ng.A: Wow, you certa inly surprised me!B: Then how about you? What kind of sport do you prefer?A: I like t ?ai chi most. I n fact, I?m going to buy some books about t ?ai chi. Whydon?t you come with

19、 me?B: Sounds good. Let ?s go.Model 3 It just sounds like no ise to me.Philip : Turn dow n that no ise ! What on earth is it any way!Laura : But dad This is Metallica1They?re so cool. They are one of the most famousheavy metal ban ds.Philip : I don ?t care. It just sounds like no ise to me. I can? s

20、ta nd it!Laura : I love this kind of music, but if you really hate it that much, I?ll out onsometh ing else. What do you want to hear ?Philip : How about some popular easy-listening music. Maybe something like CelineDio n?Laura : Not her again!Her music isn ?t very hip any more. I think she is a bor

21、e.SAMPLE DIALOGA: That music is terrible! Turn off!B: But, Mom, this is Backstreet Boy?s hit songGet down ” It ?s really appealing.A: Nonsen se.It?s just no ise tome. I can ?t put up with it anymore.B: It ?s my favorite music. But if you hate it so much, I ?ll hate something you like. What would lik

22、e to listen to?A: What about some old songs of the 1970s likeThe White-Haired Girl ”B: Ha-ha-ha-ha. It?s not fashi on able any Ion ger. I?l be bored to death.V. Let ?s TalkThe Origin of the Song Happy Birthday to You ”The story of the song Happy Birthday to You Began as a sweet one, but later became

23、 bitter. Two sisters, Mildred Hill, a teacher at akin dergarte n, and Dr. Patty Hill,the prin cipal of the same school,wrote a song together for the childre n, en titledGood Morning to All .Whe n Mildredcomb ined her musical tale nts with her sister?sknowledge in the area ofkindergarten education, G

24、ood Morning to All was sure toSong Storiesill becamebe a success. The sister published the song in a collection entitled of the Kindergarten”in 1893. Thirty-one years later, after Dr. Patty H the head of the Department of Kindergarten Education at Columbia University ?s Teachers College, a gentleman

25、 by the name Robert Coleman published the song, without the sisters ? permission. He added a second part, which is the familiar “Happy Birthday to You”.Mr . Coleman?s addition of the second part made the song popular and, finally, the sisters ”original first part disappeared. “Happy Birthday to You”

26、had altogether replaced the sisters ? original song “Good Morning to All ”. In 1916 Patty took legal action against Mr. Coleman. In court, she succeeded in proving that hey were the real owners of the song.1. teacher at a kindergarten2. Good Morning to All3. Happy Birthday to You4. Happy Birthday to

27、 You Good Morning to All?s ReferencePossible Retelling for the TeacherThe story of “Happy Birthday to You ”was a nice, sweet on eat the very beginning, but later turned into a bitter one. There were two sisters: one was Mildred Hill, and the other Patty Hill. The former had great musical talents, wh

28、ile the latter had knowledge of kindergarten education. Bu combining their abilities, the two produced a song called “Good Morning to All ”. It was a success, and later published in a collection of songs for kindergartens.Thirty-one years later a man named Coleman published thesong without the siste

29、rs?permission. To make things worse, he added a second part, which is the present “Happy Birthday to You ”. This new song soon became popular and eventually it replaced the sisters ? first part altogether. Then, in 1916, Patty took legal action against Coleman. In court she managed to prove that she

30、 and her sister really owned the song.VI. Further Listening and SpeakingTask 1: KaraokeDalin : It ?s Mike ?s birthday on Friday, so a bunch of us are going to go to the karaoke bar. Would you like to come with us?Laura : Karaoke bar? You have a special place just for singing? In America, bars someti

31、mes have a karaoke night where the customers can sing a song, but we haven?t special karaoke bars!Dalin : Really? In China, karaoke is a very popular way for friends ro spend time together. Wecan select the music that ur group enjoys. Wemostly sing pop songs.Laura : Do you sing individually or in gr

32、oups? Singing is not a very in thing, soI don ?t sing very well.1. F 2. F 3.T 4.T 5.FTask 2: When was music first sent down a telephone line?So you think downloading musicfrom the Internet through a phone line is a reallycool modern thing? Not so. In 1896, Thaddeus Cahill Fileda patent on the instru

33、mentfor transmitting music electronically, anduntil 1914 he sent music signals downtelephone lines with this instrument. And he wasn?t even the first. Elisha Graytransmitted music over a telephone line in 1876, which was the same year the telephone was invented. Gray invented the first electronic mu

34、sic instrument in 1874, calling it the “Musical Telegraph ”. Alexander Graham Bell also designed an experimentalElectric Harp ” for speech to be tran smittedover a telepho ne line using tech no logysimilar to Gray ?s. Bell was a speech teacher for the deaf. I n 1879 he created an in strume nt to mea

35、sure heari ng loss. That is why the degrees of loud ness came to be measured in bels or decibels.5-421-3Task 3: Thank You for the MusicI nothing special , in fact I ?m a bit of a boreIf I tell a joke , you ?re probably heard it beforeBut I have a tale nt , a won derful thing,Cause every one liste ns

36、 whe n I start to singI ?m so grateful and proudAll I want is to sing it outloudSo I sayThank you for the music, the songs I ?m singingThanks for all the joy they be bringingWho can live without it, I ask in allhon estlyWhat would life beWithout a song or a dance what are weSo I say tha nk you for t

37、he musicFor givi ng it to meMother says I was adan cer before I could walkShe says I bega n to sing longbefore I could talkAnd I ?ve oftenwondered, how did it all startWho found out that nothing cancapture a heartLike a melody canWell, whoever it was, I ?m a fanSo I sayThank you for the music, the s

38、ongs I?m singingSpeak ingMusical MemoriesTony: Listen! Quick, turn up the radio! Isnthat Can You Feel the Love Tonight? ”Nancy: Yeah, it is, but what?s the big deal?Tony: When I was a little boy, my gran dmother took me to see the movieThe LionKing. That ?s the Elton John song from the movie.Nancy:

39、I still can?; un dersta nd why it?s so importa nt to you.Tony: Because it was the first movie I ever saw with my grandma and because I really loved spending time with her. It is my favorite song of all times!Nancy: The first time Tom and I went on a date, we went to see Titanic. I alwaysthi nk of th

40、e songMy Heart Will Go On ” as our song! When ever I hear it, Ithi nk of that ni ght.Tony: Oh, I can un dersta nd why you love that son g! Is n?t it in teresti ng all thememories we connect with son gs?UNIT2II. Listening Skills1. W: From what I can remember, the director asked us to rehearse this a

41、hundred times.M: One hundred times? Is the director out of his mind?Q: What does the man imply?2. M: Do you think we have made enough food for the party?W: The refrigerator is about to explode.Q: What does the woman imply?3. W: She said she might become a famous movie star.M: Yes, and pigs might fly

42、.Q: What does the man mean?4. M: Although the man often plays a bad guy in movies, in real life he has a heart of gold.W: So does a hard-boiled egg.Q: What does the woman mean?5. W: What a beautiful sunset!M: Don ?t blink. You might just miss it.Q: What does the man mean?1. A 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.BIII. Lis

43、tening InTask 1: Waiting for the New Harry Potter MovieAmy: I ?m so excited about finally seeing this movie!Peter : Me too. I ?m crazy about Harry Potter. Have you heard that J.K. Rowling has added another book to the series?Amy She ?s already written Book Seven? I?m still waiting for Book FivePeter

44、 : I know. Who isn ?t? At least we have the movies to watch in the meantime.Amy By the way, have you seen thetrailer yet?Peter : Yeah. It was great! I think the movie itself will be really scary.Amy It surely will! All that writing on the wall in bloodIt scares me to deathjust to think about it!Both

45、 the girl and the boy are excited/crazy about the movie and the hero Harry Potter. The boy heard that the writer J.K. Rowling has written the latestbook , which is Book Seven,though the girl is stillwaiting for Book Five . The boy has been the trailer and believesthe film will be scary . The girl sh

46、ares that view because of the writing on the wall in blood .Task 2: A Great ActorThere was once a great actor who could no Ion ger remember his lin es. After several years of search ing, he fin ally found a theater that was willi ng to give him a try. The director said, This is the most importa nt p

47、art, and it has only one line. At the opening you walk onto stage carrying a rose. You hold the rose to your nose with just one fin ger and thumb, smell it deeply and the n say the line on praise of the rose: ,Ah, the sweet smell of my love. ?” The actor was excited. All day long before the play he

48、practiced his line over and over aga in. Fin ally, the time came. The curta in went up, the actor walked onto thestage, looked at the audie nee, and with greatemotion said the line,Ah, the sweet smell of my love. ” The audienee exploded inlaughter. Only the director was furious!“AhhhhhH You damned f

49、ool!” he cried. You?veruined my play! You?ve ruined me!” The actor was puzzled, What happened? Did I forget my line? ” No! shouted the director.You forget the rose! ”1.D 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.BTask 3: Movie ReviewsI love movies! And after I see them, I like to comme nt on them. These are moviesI saw this ye

50、ar I would like to recommend: Amongcomedies I highly recommend Monsoon Weddi ng”. It ?s an In dia n movie. The story is aboutan In dia n weddi ng. Preparatio ns forthe wedding bring out funny and sad situations touching on love and a past rape. This movie shows some of the wonderful customs of India

51、, and the importance of family and love. It?s great!Among dramas, I likeAdaptation ”. It is an excellent movie! But for me the firstpart of the movie was too fast to follow. I hope to see it again on DVDwith captions.The Pianist is set in the Second World War. It ?s about a young Polish-Jewish piani

52、st, who lives in Warsaw with his family. The Nazis sent his family to die in the concen trati on camps. He was safe, but would have died without unu sually good luck and the kindness of a few non-Jews. This is a powerful movie with thought-provoking themes.Rabbit-Proof Fence is set in the 1930s in A

53、ustralia,and it ?s based on real events.It is about three n ative girls who are separated from their families by the racistpolice who send them to special centers.There the girls are taught practical skills,and the government tries to integratethem into white Australian society. They canaway from th

54、e camp and walked 1,500 miles to find their mothers. This is a sad, touch ing story that you should not miss.1. He likes to see movies and comme nt on them.2. Four.3. Three.4. One.MoviesContents and CharacteristicsMonsoon Weddi ngItis about an Indianwedding.Preparations for it reveal love and a past

55、 rape. The movie shows Indian customs, family and love.Adaptati onIt is too fast for the speaker, who wants to see it aga inon DVD with capti ons.The Pia nistIt is about a Jewish pia nist in Warsaw.The Nazis sent his family to the concentration camps He was safe , and this narrow escapewas due to go

56、od luckand the kindn ess of a few non-Jews.Rabbit-Proof FenceIt is about threen ative girls. Racistpolice separate them from their families and send them to special cen ters. Therethey are taught practicalskills.Thegovernment intends to integrate them into white Australia n society. Theyran awayfrom

57、 the camp and walked1,500 miles tofind theirmothers .IV. Speaki ng OutModel 1 Will you come with me?Joh n: Laura, I am won deri ng if you ?re free tomorrow ni ght .Laura : Well, I guess I am . WhJohn: I?ve got two Star Wars premiere tickets. Will you come with me ?Laura : Yeah, definitely ! Thanks for inviting me !John: It ?s my pleasure .Laura : I really wan ted to see Star Wars on the ope ning ni ght, but the tickets were sold out. How did you man age to get hold of them?John: A friend of mine works at the Pepsi headquarters, which is a major sponsor of the mov